The words of professionals that you can wrap almost anything in lavash have long been confirmed by a mass of all kinds of recipes. This sweet cake is ready to "take into its arms" any more or less form-keeping filling. And at the same time, the taste of the resulting dish will be really decent. Yes, that far to go. Even if you wrapped yesterday’s banal cutlet in lavash and held in the microwave for a couple of minutes, you can end up having a great breakfast. And if you add a piece of cheese to the cutlet, then breakfast will turn out to be not only hearty, but also quite exquisite. True, given the miracles our housewives do with pita bread, this approach can be called barbaric. Of course, in order to create a more refined dish, you still have to work hard, but it will not take much time anyway.
So let's talk about what you can wrap in pita bread. The recipes of some dishes that we want to present in our review have long been firmly established on the pages of culinary notebooks of our hostesses, nevertheless, due to their special popularity, we still allow ourselves to remind you of the principle of cooking the best dishes. In addition, here are some unusual options that not everyone knows about. But first, consider a few general questions.
What filling can I wrap in pita bread?
Of course, the assertion that absolutely everything can be wrapped in this fresh layer is somewhat exaggerated. Nevertheless, the choice of fillings is more than diverse. Moreover, sometimes their combination is even surprising. Moreover, not only cold snacks are prepared from pita bread. Some culinary specialists wrap minced meat with rice and stew like cabbage rolls, make pancakes with cottage cheese or other filling, strudel with apples and pies. But still, rolls are considered the most popular. What can I wrap in pita bread when preparing them? Yes, a lot of things. For a daily table, rolls are made with all kinds of vegetables, cottage cheese, canned fish, ham, meat, cheese, flavored filling with all kinds of sauces. On holidays, they prepare dishes with red fish, caviar, smoked meats. In general, there is nothing to list. And I must say, all the dishes are not only tasty, but also extremely attractive in appearance. All these rolls are considered to be an adornment of any table.
General principles of cooking
It is best to take rectangular pita bread for cooking. They fold it, as a rule, along, and not across. If you want to make a roll of impressive thickness, you need to use the multilayer principle. That is, spread the filling on the sheet, then cover it with the second sheet, spread again, and then roll up. After cooking, roll for some time you need to withstand in a cool place so that the pita soaks and becomes softer. If you need a round shape, the edges of the sheets can be cut in a circle. Well, in the case of cooking the same pancakes, pita bread is cut into pieces of the right size.
Next, we consider more specifically what can be wrapped in thin pita bread. The recipe for crab sticks rolls in many of our culinary specialists is on the first place in the list of snacks, as it is a win-win option and absolutely everyone likes it.
Pita + crab sticks
You need to take a sheet of pita bread, grease it with plenty of mayonnaise and sprinkle with your favorite chopped greens. Cover with a second layer. Coat it with mayonnaise too, cover completely with chopped crab sticks (it would be enough for one roll of a packet weighing three hundred grams), cover with another sheet, coat it and sprinkle with grated cheese. Roll up, leave for an hour in a warm place, and then send to the refrigerator. After a couple of hours, the product can be cut into pieces and serve.
Pita + salmon
Very tasty and unusually beautiful appetizer. If you do not know what you can wrap in pita bread during the preparation of festive dishes, be sure to stop at this option. You definitely will not lose. Since the pieces of fish will fall apart, it is necessary to prepare a special thickener for them. As a rule, grated cheese mixed with mayonnaise is most often used for this. If desired, you can take soft fused. A matter of taste. So, as in the first case, we cover a sheet of pita bread with mayonnaise, sprinkle with herbs, cover with the second. We carefully lubricate its surface with the cooked mass of cheese, tightly lay thin slices, say, of salmon on top (for one roll you will need four hundred grams of fish), roll up as tight as possible. Keep an hour warm, then you can send it to the refrigerator. Cut into thin slices, not more than one and a half centimeters thick.
Simple option
What can I wrap in thin pita bread made from simple products? How to quickly make a budget snack? Instead of filling, use the lifesaver of many of our housewives - canned fish. And practically any, in oil, will do.
Grate one carrot, finely chop the onion. Fry vegetables, leave for a while to cool. Drain all the oil from the fish, and transfer it from the jar to another dish and carefully knead it with a fork. Then combine with vegetables. Take a sheet of pita bread and grease one half of it with any soft cheese, and the other with mayonnaise. Then, distribute the fish and vegetables over the pita bread with the sauce, and sprinkle the part on which the cheese is sprinkled with herbs. Start to roll the roll from the edge where the fish lies. Such a roll for impregnation is enough for an hour. As you can see, it is being prepared quickly enough, and the products for it need the simplest ones.
Meat roll
This is an option that already requires baking. Minced meat is used as a filling, which can be wrapped in pita bread both raw and previously fried. By and large, it does not matter much. The main thing is to prepare it accordingly. That is, salt, pepper and mix with the egg. You also need to make frying from onions and carrots. Then mix three tablespoons of tablespoons of ketchup and mayonnaise, grease one sheet with this mixture, put a second on it, and also coat its surface. Spread the minced meat on top, cover it with roasting and roll pita bread into roll. Bake for half an hour in the oven. It is better to serve hot, since lavash after baking quickly enough becomes hard. However, if necessary, you can heat the roll in the microwave.
Cigars
Half a kilogram of cottage cheese should be mixed with two yolks, add finely chopped dill, salt and carefully stir. Anyone who loves sharper, can add finely chopped garlic to the filling. Pita bread should be cut into small strips, 10 centimeters wide. One tablespoon of the filling should be distributed on the edge of the piece, and then roll it into a tube. The resulting products must be fried in vegetable oil until an intense golden hue appears.
In principle, the recipe can be used as a basis for experiments. What can you wrap in thin pita bread even for making such cigars? Yes, too much. Sausage, for example. Or make a filling of grated cheese, boiled eggs and green onions. And you can cut ham and cheese into thin strips. In general, you can fantasize as you like.
Burrito
You do not know what you can wrap in pita bread to cook something new and original? Put the Mexican filling in it and tell your family that it is a burrito. Of course, the inhabitants of this hot country are unlikely to be able to see in your culinary masterpiece an analogue of the dish of their national cuisine, nevertheless, it will definitely turn out to please relatives. And for the filling, mix finely chopped three tomatoes, two onions, two cucumbers, one hundred and fifty grams of fried mushrooms and ham, one hundred grams of grated cheese and mayonnaise sauce. If you wish, you can add parsley to the mixture. Salt, wrap in pita bread, folding it with an envelope, grease each with mayonnaise on top, sprinkle with grated cheese and put in the microwave for five minutes.
What about sweets?
What can I wrap in pita bread to get a delicious dessert? No need to go far. And spend money on products, too. Take simple apples, only preferably not very sour. Peel them. However, if you don’t really want to mess around, this stage can be skipped. Grate the apples on a coarse grater, add cinnamon and a lot of sugar. Stir. Cut a sheet of pita bread into four parts, wrap the filling, fold it with an envelope and immediately fry in a pan. So, without much effort and expense, you get a pretty decent dessert for tea.